CITATION: M.O. Anand, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ajith Kumar, Archana Bali. Sustaining biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes in the Western Ghats: Remnant forests matter. Biological Conservation. 143 (2010) 2363–2374. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.01.013.
All global forest info at your mousecklick...
Mongabay |
12 years 11 months ago
External News, India, Indien, Nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft, Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft, SFM, Sustainable forest management, Forestry, Land tenure rights, Poverty Reduction - Deforestation, Poverty & Economic Dependency, Local communities, Landnutzungsrechte, Lokale Bevölkerung, Naturschutz, Conserveration, Biodiversität, Biodiversity, Ökosystemleistungen, Ecosystem services
CIFOR |
12 years 11 months ago
The full and effective engagement of indigenous peoples and the incorporation of traditional forest knowledge in forest management strategies are crucial for REDD+ success in curbing climate change, say experts ahead of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
ZEE News |
12 years 11 months ago
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh's efforts in fighting climate change have been rewarded with the UN registering its multi-crore carbon trading scheme that involves providing green cover to barren 4,000 hectares in the state. Under this scheme, over 5000 families from remote and backward villages will...
Climate-I |
12 years 11 months ago
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approvoved the first four projects to access incentive funds available for sustainable forest management (SFM) and REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management...
Biodiversity Science |
12 years 11 months ago
Recent studies have indicated that modern forestry methods associated with Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and certification schemes, significantly mitigate the negative effects normally associated with logging in tropical forests. Conventional selective logging can damage up to 15 times the...
The Independent |
12 years 11 months ago
The skids are under the nuclear industry. The big recycling plant at Sellafield is to shut down because its only customers, Japanese nuclear power stations, are closing following the Fukushima accident. Good riddance? Not so fast. Ask this: should we fear nuclear power more than climate change?
The Conversation |
12 years 11 months ago
It can be hard to know whether the forest products you buy have been produced sustainably. Forestry certifications were established to give a bit more certainty, but what do they really mean? When you buy a certified product, are you necessarily helping the environment?
Independent Online |
12 years 11 months ago
Nigeria has initiated pilot programmes on two related Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) strategies that seek to ensure that REDD activities do not have adverse impact on non-carbon interests. These entail the Social and Environmental Safeguards (SESs) as well as...
Forest Talk |
12 years 11 months ago
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has seen a 41% increase in seedling order volume over 2010, mainly attributable to improving forestry markets due to stabilization of the US housing market and growth in Chinese lumber exports. PRT announced their financial results today for it second quarter....
Forest Talk |
12 years 11 months ago
DuPont Chemical produces a herbicide, called Imprelis®, that was developed by its scientists to be “a post-emergent broadleaf weed control product that provides turf professionals with an innovative solution to control a wide spectrum of broadleaf weeds.” Unfortunately, this herbicide is being...
CIFOR |
12 years 11 months ago
Though a hunter’s preference for large game can put pressure on fragile forest ecosystems, new research has found that well-managed production forests can act as wildlife reservoirs- with controlled hunting in these areas enabling the promotion of biodiversity and improved community livelihoods.
Google News |
12 years 11 months ago
KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entrusted a Canadian company with managing a vast section of its forest, including containing deforestation, the environment ministry has announced. Ecosystem Restoration Associates (ERA) will handle a project covering nearly 300,000 hectares (...
RECOFT |
12 years 11 months ago
The Forest Governance Learning Group brought together 12 experts from India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam, and the UN-REDD Programme to discuss how community forestry strengths and shortcomings can influence the further development of REDD+. This booklet summarizes their responses to nine...
Forest Carbon Portal |
12 years 11 months ago
Mexico and Indonesia signed an agreement on cooperation in forestry, in order to promote strategies and policies for sustainable management of forests for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD +).
AllAfrica |
12 years 11 months ago
Kilwa — The sound of a saw cutting deep into the kiaat tree (Pterocarpus angolensis, also called "bloodwood") in a forest in Kisangi village in southern Tanzania fills the air.Sweat drips from the body of 56-year-old Rafii Hashim as he pushes the saw rhythmically back and forth to ensure a smooth...
Sun Star |
12 years 11 months ago
SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri, who announced his resignation Wednesday, will be leaving behind at least two "major" bills, a member of his staff said. Dave Torres, head of Zubiri's legislative staff, told Sun.Star that Zubiri's resignation may delay passage of the National Land Use bill and the...
Asia Net Pakistan |
12 years 11 months ago
Islamabad: Experts and analysts said the REDD+ is a new a commodity and a balanced relationship among forest stakeholders such as indigenous communities, national government and private sector would create opportunities and benefits for them.
Open PR |
12 years 11 months ago
Seattle, WA, August 03, 2011 -- A Malaysian forestry firm has bought a large portion of forest land in New Zealand, which could boost sustainable forestry in the region, according to Forestry Research Associates (FRA). The New Zealand Overseas Investment Office has allowed Timbergrow Limited, the...
TRUST |
12 years 11 months ago
KITOGANI, Tanzania (AlertNet) – Are Zanzibar’s preparations to participate in carbon trading reaping benefits for the poor? Just ask Zanzibar’s Fatuma Mchezo. The mother of four, who lives on the island of Unguja, now uses wood-conserving stoves to prepare her family’s meals and to fry fish, which...
The Independent |
12 years 11 months ago
The two most dreaded words in any office are the same – management consultants. Their arrival rumbles through a workplace like the approaching thwump-thwump of the T-Rex in Jurassic Park, rattling our desks and making us all fear we will be picked up and gored at random. We're right to be afraid –...